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Searching the Library Catalog (Primo)

This how-to guide will cover tips for searching the library's online catalog for materials.

E-book collections

Weaver Library subscribes to a number of e-book collections, which you can find using our A-Z Databases list. They are also listed below:

Searching for e-books in the library catalog

The best way to search for e-books in the library catalog is to do a title or subject search and limit your results by resource type. To limit your search by resource type, first, execute a search in the search bar. When looking at the results list, you can use the filters in the left-hand side pane to limit the resource type to only include electronic books. Once you have selected all the filters you wish to apply, be sure to click on the "apply filters" button at the bottom of the filters pane. 

screenshot of search results for "anatomy and physiology" in the library catalog. To the left of the results list is a panel labeled "tweak my results." This label is outlined in red. In the panel is a list of filters including availability and resource type filters. And arrow points from the "tweak my results" heading to the resource type, "electronic books,"  which is indicated by a check mark and outlined in red. Another red arrow points from "electronic books" to the green "apply filters" button at the bottom of the filters list.